Table 3.
Salient preoperative radiological indices versus the postoperative indices
| Age | Boys | Girls | Average initial measurements | POP at 3 months | POP at 6 months | POP at 36 months | Average initial measurements | POP at 3 months | POP at 6 months | POP at 36 months | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T–F | SD | T–F | SD | T–F | SD | T–F | SD | IMD | SD | IMD | SD | IMD | SD | IMD | SD | |||
| 12–13 years-old | 25 patients | 10 patients | 21–35° p < 0.02 |
2.80 | 8–12° p < 0.04 |
1.32 | 7–12° p < 0.02 |
0.45 | 6–12° p < 0.03 |
1.26 | 14–55 cm p < 0.02 |
1.23 | 6–16 cm p < 0.02 |
0.26 | 6–12 cm p < 0.02 |
0.26 | 5–9 cm p < 0.02 |
0.26 |
| 14–15 years-old | 12 patients | 5 patients | 14–32° p < 0.02 |
0.80 | 12–15° p < 0.03 |
6.32 | 8–12° p < 0.03 |
5.18 | 6–12° p < 0.02 |
3.12 | 22–43 cm p < 0.02 |
0.26 | 9–20 cm p < 0.02 |
8.23 | 7–16 cm p < 0.02 |
5.51 | 5–10 cm p < 0.02 |
3.12 |
All data were analyzed using univariate and multivariate analysis of variance
CI Confidence interval, SD standard deviation, POP postoperative, IMD intermalleolar distance